The Morgue

Issue #2 ~ August 1, 1997

AAAaaawwoooo! I bid you .... welcome to Issue #2 of Count Floyd's Movie News. The old Count doesn't get out of the dungeon much, but I saw Men In Black last week. Now I'm a big SCI/FI/Horror/Action fan, but I've been disappointed in the so-called summer blockbuster movies for the last 5 years or so. I come out of the theater either feeling drained or not feeling anything at all. It is rare that I come out of the theater feeling jazzed over a movie; the kind of film you can tell all your friends to go out and see. Is it just me? Well ... the trailer for Spawn looks very very exciting and new. See if it's a "Spawn" or a yawn in issue #3. And now the lights dim as we go into the future of movie news.

• Austin Powers will be going from the big screen to the small screen. Mike Myers will reprise his role as the 1960's British spy in three half-hour specials on MTV. The show will have a dance party format with musical guests. It should be "groovy baby!".

• X-Files - Leia, who is a regular visiter to the C*E*A chatroom, wrote in to ask about the upcoming "X-Files" movie. The film will be directed by Rob Bowman and has a release date of Nov. of '97. Besides David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau will be making an appearance as a mysterious new character. Joining the film will be series regulars Mitch Pileggi and Dean Haglund. If I find out more I'll pass it along. Thanks, Leia.

• Fantastic Voyage, the 1966 film starring Racquel Welch, will be remade by the team of Emmerich and Devlin who brought us "ID4" and "Stargate". They are also making the upcoming Godzilla film for Tri-Star Pictures, not New Line Cinema as was reported in the last issue.

• Leave It To Beaver fans can look forward to seeing a theatrical version of the popular TV show from the early 60's. The movie should be opening this summer.

• Return Of The Apes is the working title for the rehash of "Planet of the Apes". It has been in development for several years now. The director assigned to the film is James Cameron of Terminator and True Lies fame. Arnold is said to be interested in the lead but nothing is definite at this point.

• Green Acres is the place to be, and Bette Midler is going there in this homage to the 1960's classic TV show. She will be playing the part of Lisa Douglas. The part of Oliver Wendell Douglas has not been cast yet.

Hollywood is really getting out of hand with "The 3-D House of Remakes". Are they fresh out of ideas or what? What a pain in the neck. I like to tie my video recommendations to the Movie News so this issue I'm going to recommend you check out the original "Fantastic Voyage" with the luscious Racquel. I'd also like to recommend Planet of the Apes with Charleston Heston, a true classic for its time. Mix well with a big dose of popcorn and you'll have a howling good time. AAAaawwoooo!

This issue's trivia question was inspired by an e-mail from Tritone, a C*E*A chatroom regular. The first person to answer it correctly will get an honorable mention in the next issue of Count Floyd's Movie News. When "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" came to U.S. theaters his name was changed to Godzilla from his original Japanese name. What was Godzilla's original name in the Japanese version?

Well I must fly now. See you around the middle of the month. Count Floyd will appear in issue #3 titled "Dr. No, I requested a reduction not an enlargement". Good midnight to ya. AAAaaawwoooo!

Count Floyd